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A19142 A fresh suit against human ceremonies in God's vvorship. Or a triplication unto. D. Burgesse his rejoinder for D. Morton The first part Ames, William, 1576-1633. 1633 (1633) STC 555; ESTC S100154 485,880 929

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mischief_n will_v make_v that_o mud_n hurry_v innocent_a 4._o the_o mischief_n be_v so_o great_a as_o fearful_a horror_n of_o conscience_n in_o some_o rej._n p._n 9_o harden_v fople_a and_o distemper_a the_o conscience_n in_o other_o silence_v of_o so_o many_o hundred_o good_a minister_n and_o keep_v off_o more_o from_o the_o ministry_n trouble_v unsettle_v and_o vex_v of_o thousand_o among_o the_o people_n encorage_v of_o popish_a and_o profane_a man_n with_o discorage_v and_o martyr_v the_o mind_n of_o many_o good_a the_o mischief_n i_o say_v be_v so_o unaestimable_a that_o they_o can_v in_o no_o proportion_n be_v recompense_v by_o all_o human_a ceremony_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n the_o ceremony_n which_o have_v such_o sequell_n year_n after_o year_n be_v much_o more_o hurtful_a than_o the_o cart_n and_o horse_n that_o be_v drive_v over_o child_n in_o the_o street_n and_o their_o urger_n of_o they_o more_o guilty_a than_o such_o carter_n or_o coach_n man_n as_o drive_v they_o 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to_o so_o grave_a a_o business_n as_o god_n worship_n they_o train_v up_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o subject_v themselves_o and_o their_o worship_v of_o god_n unto_o the_o pleasure_n of_o man_n 3._o they_o make_v way_n for_o open_a imagery_n and_o other_o gross_a superstition_n 4._o they_o challenge_v that_o to_o themselves_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n ordinance_n etc._n etc._n ●_o it_o be_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o our_o ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v impose_v upon_o all_o our_o minister_n and_o congregation_n in_o such_o disposition_n and_o relation_n as_o they_o be_v know_v to_o have_v to_o scandalize_v many_o in_o and_o out_o of_o the_o church_n to_o disgrace_v the_o ministry_n to_o force_v the_o conscience_n or_o undo_v the_o outward_a state_n of_o many_o good_a christian_n to_o encourage_v papist_n to_o arm_v the_o profane_a and_o to_o quench_v zeal_n against_o both_o chap._n four_o concern_v the_o nature_n and_o definition_n of_o a_o ceremony_n pag._n 29.30_o
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the_o other_o i_o find_v this_o 1._o that_o d._n fulke_o no_o absurd_a divine_a against_o sander_n of_o image_n pag._n 649._o write_v thus_o in_o print_n the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a josh._n 22._o make_v not_o a_o image_n but_o a_o altar_n for_o a_o memorial_n and_o yet_o their_o fact_n be_v not_o commendable_a though_o it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n excusable_a 2._o i_o find_v also_o that_o calvin_n before_o he_o upon_o josh._n 22._o say_v thus_o duae_fw-la tribus_fw-la ●um_fw-la dimidia_fw-la non_fw-la leviter_fw-la peccarunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a do_v very_o ill_a which_o be_v the_o great_a absurdity_n that_o the_o rejoynder_n have_v hear_v in_o conference_n but_o not_o see_v in_o print_n before_o now_o sect_n 17.18.19.20.21_o
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